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giraffe

DEFINITIONS OF: giraffe

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n tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa

Synonyms:
Giraffa camelopardalis, camelopard
Types:
Okapia johnstoni, okapi
similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs
Type of:
ruminant
any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments
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